As work at home parents, our biggest challenge is finding the right balance between work and our families. Juggling the demands of our home-based businesses and raising our kids is tough, and many are finding it hard to juggle these two competing priorities. Learn 25 ways you can balance your home-based business with your family life.
Follow @powerhomebizHow to Earn Money from Writing
May 17, 2010 By 6 Comments
Another way to earn money from home is through writing. There are so many types of writing that you can pick and choose from to specialize in, from article writing to fiction writing to technical writing. Here are some ways you can earn from writing.
Follow @powerhomebizBursting at the Seams: When Your Home Business has Outgrown Your Home Office
May 10, 2010 By 1 Comment
The good news: your business has grown by leaps and bounds. The bad news: your business has taken over your house and your house feels like it’s bursting at the seams! If your home business has outgrown your home office, here are options to consider if you need additional space.
Follow @powerhomebizTurning Something You Love into a Profitable At-Home Business
April 13, 2010 By 4 Comments
Turning something you love into a profitable business all starts with your idea of the best kind of life you want to live. Asked what makes a happy life, Sigmund Freud said, “To love and to work.” How great could life be then, if you combined what you love with what you did for work? You can turn your hobby into a pastime, or start a business from what you love to do best.
Follow @powerhomebizWork-Life Balance: Tips From Successful Small Business Entrepreneurs
February 8, 2010 By 8 Comments
When you start a business, the pressure of making the business work may compel you to work 24/7. You are hungry for new business and you feel the strong urge to prove that your business idea works. More importantly, you need to get the business start earning some money – and fast. As a result, [...]
Follow @powerhomebizHow to Start a Home Business: 10 Things You Need to Know
January 4, 2010 By 2 Comments
It’s New Year, and I hope that everyone is ready for all the thrills and challenges of starting and running a business in 2010 . For me, one of our strategies this year is to create multimedia repurposing of our content, from PowerPoint presentations to videos. Our first video product is the video version of the article “10 [...]
Follow @powerhomebizHome Business Challenges: Working from Home Is Not Easy
July 23, 2009 By 6 Comments
MSNBC has an interesting article on the challenges of working from home in a piece entitled “Barking dogs and other home office issues” . The article describes some of the issues when working on a home-based business, as follows: Kids may not easily adjust to the fact that their home-business owner parents are not available [...]
Follow @powerhomebizHow to Get Your Home Business Off to a Good Start
June 30, 2009 By 3 Comments
Starting a business, even a small home-based business, is full of risks. It is therefore essential that you ensure that you thoroughly understand what needs to be done, as well as the risks and challenges you will face. Here are some tips to help make sure that your business is off to a good start.
Follow @powerhomebizTips to Successfully Run a Home Business
May 19, 2009 By 5 Comments
One of the most common questions we are asked is, “How do I start a home business?” My husband and I started PowerHomeBiz.com in 1999, and a decade on the Web has taught me a lot in terms of what to do (and what not to do) when running a home-based business. Here are some [...]
Follow @powerhomebizNew Year’s Resolutions for Home Business Entrepreneur
December 31, 2008 By 4 Comments
Hope everyone is having a great holiday season, even if the economy is sagging and business owners like you and me are feeling the pinch. It’s almost end of the year, and it’s time again to draw up our New Year’s resolutions for our businesses. Preparing resolutions for the next year is my sort of [...]
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